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The Centre for Bioinformatics was
established as Sub-DIC in the year 1991-92 which was later upgraded to
DIC. The Centre has taken an initiative in manpower development in
Bioinformatics and started an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma Course in
Bioinformatics with the support from the Department of Biotechnology,
New Delhi in the year 2001 and Post Graduate programme in
Bioinformatics with the support from UGC from the year 2007 .
The Centre has so far conducted twenty one seminars, workshops and
training programmes in the last fifteen years. The Centre has been
offering a four credit course in Bioinformatics to the students of the
University since 1994.
The Centre has undertaken several collaborative projects in various
areas like comparative genomics, Zinc finger protein engineering,
molecular modeling, drug target identification, development of teaching
aids in bioinformatics, etc. The Centre has been providing
computational facilities, bibliographic searches, bioinformatics
related services to its users. More than 150 regular users from various
departments of Pondicherry University, affiliated institutions and
nearby Universities have been using these facilities. The Centre has 4
positions of Studentship/Traineeship of one-year duration sponsored by
DBT, Government of India, to train postgraduate degree holders in
various aspects of bioinformatics.
Programmes of study
M.Sc. (Bioinformatics)
Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics
Ph.D. (Bioinformatics)
Stipend:
A stipend of Rs.5,000/- p.m. is provided by the Department of
Biotechnology, GOI, New Delhi for all the students admitted to the
Advanced Post Graduate Diploma programme.
Entrance Examination
The question paper for Advance Post Graduate
Diploma programme & M.Sc. Programme will be having objective
questions.
For Ph.D. programme candidates qualified for JRF (CSIR) and those
selected for projects are eligible.
Dr. P.P. Mathur,
Coordinator
For contacting on intercom numbers dial 2655991 to 2655998 and the
number
Faculty
Professor
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* P.P.
Mathur
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Ph.D
(Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi)
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Biochemistry
of Reproduction,
Molecular
Biology, Environmental Endocrinology, Bioinformatics. |
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* D. Sundar
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Ph.D
(Pondicherry University,
Pondicherry) |
Bioinformatics,
Molecular Biology,
Protein Engineering
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* Recognised as Supervisor for guiding scholars leading to M.Phil and
Ph.D
Thrust Areas of Research
DNA-Protein Interactions, Genome Sequence
analysis, Protein Structure Modeling, Molecular modeling, Drug Design.
Technical
Personnel
Mr. M. Sundara Mohan - Information Officer
Ms. V. Amouda -Technical Assistant
Vacant - Computer Operator
Ms. Shanthi N. - Computer Operator
Ms. N. Bhanumathi - Data Entry Operator
Phone:
+91-413-2655212 Fax:
+91-413-2655211 E.Mail
: bicpu2001@yahoo.co.in
Website : www.bicpu.edu.in
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